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NAV CANADA Reports March Traffic Figures

OTTAWA, ON --(Marketwired - April 18, 2016) - NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figures for the month of March 2016 as measured in weighted charging units for en-route, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the last fiscal year.

The traffic in March 2016 increased by an average of 2.7 per cent compared to the same month in 2015.

Fiscal 2016 year-to-date traffic was 3.8 per cent higher than in the prior fiscal year. NAV CANADA's fiscal year runs from September 1 to August 31. Excluding the effect of leap year, year-to-date traffic grew 3.3 per cent.

Weighted charging units represent a traffic measure that reflects the number of flights, aircraft size and distance flown in Canadian airspace.

The information contained in this news release is also available in graph form.